Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes appeared to draw the ire of home-plate umpire Doug Eddings during his club's 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Fiel
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes appeared to draw the ire of home-plate umpire Doug Eddings during his club's 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night.
Facing Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki in the bottom of the first inning with two outs and a 2-and-2 count, Skenes reared back and delivered a 99-MPH fastball just off the black. Skenes, who figured the pitch would be called a strike, began to walk off the mound toward the dugout, thinking he had recorded an inning-ending strikeout.
"He started to walk off the mound like he thinks it's a strike...you talk to him then," Eddings yelled at Pirates manager Derek Shelton.Doug Eddings getting mad at Paul Skenes for walking off like it was a strikeout.September 4, 2024To be completely fair, the pitch did seem to be a ball—and Skenes should probably wait for the call from the umpire before walking off the mound.
The odd interaction didn't affect Skenes much, though. The Pirates rookie eventually loaded the bases in the inning, but worked out of trouble en route to earning the victory after five shutout innings with six strikeouts.Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage.
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